From TMZ:UPDATE: 12:58 PM PT -- We just spoke to Kato in Beverly Hills, and he insists he NEVER did an interview saying OJ murdered his wife. He says he has no idea where the quotes came from, adding, "I would never say something like this."

Kato Kaelin just told TMZ ... he NEVER told the New York Post that he knows OJ Simpson murdered his wife or that he's only coming forward now because the statute of limitations on perjury has run.

Kato says he was shocked when he read the report which quoted him as saying, "The statute of limitations has now passed ... so I can now say ... yes, he did it."

Kato tells TMZ ... he never said any of those things to reporter Cindy Adams or anyone else.

Kato says he has expressed his opinion over the years ... that he THINKS Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman ... but tells us, "I have no first hand knowledge."

OJ didn't get off because he was "popular" or "rich", OJ got off because the LAPD is inept and handled the crime scene like a circus sideshow.

It doesn't matter if DNA is 1 in a trillion, when random people have traipsed through your crime scene, anyone could have planted it, and it cold have legitimately come from anyone . Because of that, the evidence was tainted, pure and simple. The OJ defense team just took good advantage of that.

UPDATE: 12:58 PM PT -- We just spoke to Kato in Beverly Hills, and he insists he NEVER did an interview saying OJ murdered his wife. He says he has no idea where the quotes came from, adding, "I would never say something like this."

Kato Kaelin just told TMZ ... he NEVER told the New York Post that he knows OJ Simpson murdered his wife or that he's only coming forward now because the statute of limitations on perjury has run.

Kato says he was shocked when he read the report which quoted him as saying, "The statute of limitations has now passed ... so I can now say ... yes, he did it."

Kato tells TMZ ... he never said any of those things to reporter Cindy Adams or anyone else.

Kato says he has expressed his opinion over the years ... that he THINKS Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman ... but tells us, "I have no first hand knowledge."

Mikey1969:OJ didn't get off because he was "popular" or "rich", OJ got off because the LAPD is inept and handled the crime scene like a circus sideshow.

It doesn't matter if DNA is 1 in a trillion, when random people have traipsed through your crime scene, anyone could have planted it, and it cold have legitimately come from anyone . Because of that, the evidence was tainted, pure and simple. The OJ defense team just took good advantage of that.

THIS.

OJ didn't "win", the DA lost because of sloppy police work.

Good. That's the way the system is supposed to work. The burden of proof is on the accuser and if you can't get your act together, then take a walk. If it were easy for the DA to put people away and take away their freedom and life, it better not be a cakewalk.

Mikey1969:OJ didn't get off because he was "popular" or "rich", OJ got off because the LAPD is inept and handled the crime scene like a circus sideshow.

It doesn't matter if DNA is 1 in a trillion, when random people have traipsed through your crime scene, anyone could have planted it, and it cold have legitimately come from anyone . Because of that, the evidence was tainted, pure and simple. The OJ defense team just took good advantage of that.

Exactly this. The DA was also incompetent, getting some pretty damning evidence thrown out because they 'forgot' to give it to the defense beforehand. They're also the ones that came up with the bright idea to have OJ try the dried up bloody glove on in front of the jury.

The jury came up with the proper verdict based on what the jury had to consider, which was not everything you heard on the evening news...the average viewer had more evidence to consider than the jury did. There was reasonable doubt, they acquitted, which is how the system is supposed to work.

UPDATE: 12:58 PM PT -- We just spoke to Kato in Beverly Hills, and he insists he NEVER did an interview saying OJ murdered his wife. He says he has no idea where the quotes came from, adding, "I would never say something like this."

Kato Kaelin just told TMZ ... he NEVER told the New York Post that he knows OJ Simpson murdered his wife or that he's only coming forward now because the statute of limitations on perjury has run.

Kato says he was shocked when he read the report which quoted him as saying, "The statute of limitations has now passed ... so I can now say ... yes, he did it."

Kato tells TMZ ... he never said any of those things to reporter Cindy Adams or anyone else.

Kato says he has expressed his opinion over the years ... that he THINKS Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman ... but tells us, "I have no first hand knowledge."

UPDATE: 12:58 PM PT -- We just spoke to Kato in Beverly Hills, and he insists he NEVER did an interview saying OJ murdered his wife. He says he has no idea where the quotes came from, adding, "I would never say something like this."

Kato Kaelin just told TMZ ... he NEVER told the New York Post that he knows OJ Simpson murdered his wife or that he's only coming forward now because the statute of limitations on perjury has run.

Kato says he was shocked when he read the report which quoted him as saying, "The statute of limitations has now passed ... so I can now say ... yes, he did it."

Kato tells TMZ ... he never said any of those things to reporter Cindy Adams or anyone else.

Kato says he has expressed his opinion over the years ... that he THINKS Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman ... but tells us, "I have no first hand knowledge."

I know calling TMZ irresponsible is a very bold accusation, but it's really douchey that they haven't updated the linked article to include this correction.

UPDATE: 12:58 PM PT -- We just spoke to Kato in Beverly Hills, and he insists he NEVER did an interview saying OJ murdered his wife. He says he has no idea where the quotes came from, adding, "I would never say something like this."

Kato Kaelin just told TMZ ... he NEVER told the New York Post that he knows OJ Simpson murdered his wife or that he's only coming forward now because the statute of limitations on perjury has run.

Kato says he was shocked when he read the report which quoted him as saying, "The statute of limitations has now passed ... so I can now say ... yes, he did it."

Kato tells TMZ ... he never said any of those things to reporter Cindy Adams or anyone else.

Kato says he has expressed his opinion over the years ... that he THINKS Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman ... but tells us, "I have no first hand knowledge."

I know calling TMZ irresponsible is a very bold accusation, but it's really douchey that they haven't updated the linked article to include this correction.

They did. Subby linked to an older TMZ story that ran in the 9 am hour.. Blame this one on the mods for greenlighting old 'news'.

whatshisname:I think it was more a case of "functionally retarded jury syndrome".

That and prosecutorial idiocy. You have to be a farking idiot to let the defendant try on the wrinkled bloody gloves while wearing latex gloves. Not only that, you let him decide when they don't fit? There's not a bailiff around who can say "Listen O.J., we can tell you're not even trying. Pull that shiat harder, you won the Heisman?" That racist cop didn't help matters either. I honestly think this was L.A. county deciding to make amends for the travesty that was the Rodney King verdict, or at the very least trying to prevent mass riots at the expense of one guilty man free.

Mikey1969:OJ didn't get off because he was "popular" or "rich", OJ got off because the LAPD is inept and handled the crime scene like a circus sideshow.

It doesn't matter if DNA is 1 in a trillion, when random people have traipsed through your crime scene, anyone could have planted it, and it cold have legitimately come from anyone . Because of that, the evidence was tainted, pure and simple. The OJ defense team just took good advantage of that.

It was a combination of both. Had LAPD properly handled the case (and particularly had Kalin testified against him) he could have gone to jail. However even with the poor handling, he probably would have been convicted had he just been some guy. Chris Rock was fairly accurate in saying if he drove a bus he wouldn't be OJ, he'd be "Orenthal the bus driving murderer."

--His fame meant that people knew him in a favourable light, they'd seen him as an actor and sports star before seeing him as a defendant. Part of the problem criminal defendants face is the first impression a jury has of them is unfavourable, they believe that the person must be bad to have gotten themselves there. His fame counteracted that.

--His wealth allowed him to hire a grade-A defense team, that could find and seize on every problem, every flaw with the prosecution's case in a way that a public defender may not have been able to (don't think they are bad, they aren't but there are limits to their resources). Also they were very with turn of phrase to stick it in the jury's mind (such as the famous "if the glove does not fit" line).

--The LAPD's farkups allowed for the jury to have reasonable doubt. They may well have believed he did it, but the farkups were enough that it was reasonable to doubt he did, and thus the jury could find him innocent.

Huh? what does this have to do with the evidence that he provided? His opinion about if he thinks OJ did it is irrelevant. He just provided a time line in which he was actually with OJ and about hearing some noises near his A/C unit. He can't give testimony about another s state of mine. Nor can he give testimony about what he did not see. It is up to the Jury to decide guilt or innocence.

Mikey1969:OJ didn't get off because he was "popular" or "rich", OJ got off because the LAPD is inept and handled the crime scene like a circus sideshow.

It's a wonder they convicted Manson with the LAPD involved. One thing I remember was the Tate residence had an electric gate. Big bloody print on the 'open' button from the murderers opening it. Some LAPD cop pressed the button to open the gate without looking at it first. DeerrrrrrppPP